Yes hi, I have a shimmery spot in my left eye around the area of the blind spot, I notice it more in dim light it is yellow light, in a circular shape and it
flashes and blinks yellow light. I believe it is there all the time but certain conditions illuminate it. Also it is quite big, about as big as a penny.

I have bright spots that form randomly in any condition and at random places in my vision. They are very small, like my vision was a picture with a light
behind it, and someone took a pencil and poked a hole through my vision.

Mine stick around for hours to days. If its days, its usually not exactly at the same spot but migrates around a little. I've had two different field
tests, but never had scotomas when they did them. I usually try the amsler grid when I suspect a negative scotoma, but if they're in my central field of
vision, I can see those when reading. When I've actually noticed the negative ones, most of the time they're in the periphery so it wouldn't really
show up with the amsler grid.

sopulisusie, can you still see yours on an amsler grid, even after they fade away? i can still see mine. i got a new one on sunday and it's still driving
me crazy today. i am obsessively checking it, lol, which is only making my anxiety worse. it's no longer a bright/llight spot, but a grey one that's
most noticeable when i blink and am looking at something uniformly light in color. i am still finding it difficult to accept that this could be
migraine-related. I keep thinking it could be a TIA (though i don't have any of the risk factors - diabetes, high blood pressure etc) or some kind of blood
vessel problem in my retina. arghhh.

Yeah- they'll turn (or always be) light grey and stick around longer. Of course, when they're like that, you only notice them when that grey part is
noticeable in front of something else- like what you described. I guess I had those as normal temporary migraine auras before the PMA, so its one thing that is
easier for me to accept (the snow baffles me). I pretty much tune them out unless they're huge, which they almost never are for long, or there's a
bunch of them, which either doesn't last for long, or I stop paying attention- don't know. Most things seem to end up in my left periphery (where its
easier to ignore).

The TIA thing used to freak me out all the time, but once I got the diagnosis from the neuro-ophthalmologist and a whack of CT scans and other tests, it seems
like it is what it is. I'm supposed to bug my doctor if new stuff pops up, and every now and then they send me to the ER if I call and my left field of
vision is totally missing. But because of the history of migraine with aura, they only do more CT scans if its been a while since the last one and the new
symptoms are really TIA-like. I'm not sure how they decide. That is frustrating though!

wow, you have a lot going on. and yet your attitude is amazing.f
as for me, i wouldn't be at all stressed about these spots if they were temporary but once they appear, they leave permanent scotomas. i'm just
terrified of more in my central vision, or worse yet my point of focus. or that they'll all join up to form one big one ... I just wish I knew where the
damage was occuring. it has to be in the eye or front part of the optic nerve, as it occurs in one eye at a time. but no-one as been able to isolate any
damage. i kept being told my retinas are healthy.

Mel07 - are you still experiencing these symptoms? Did anything get resolved? I read a couple of your posts on another board and they coincide EXACTLY with
what I've been experiencing for the last year or more. Lately, the spot(s) are a little brighter - in my left eye - and very close to the centre of my
vision. It becomes very annoying when looking at a bright homogenous background (like the sky). It comes and goes throughout the day - and even dissapears
for a few days only to reappear at a moments notice.

i see bright light spots as well.i dont even notice a fly fling around me as the flashes and the so called floaters
disturb the hell out of me.i see alot of visual disturbances.i must be at the peak or at the worst stage of this crap.
i see shadows out of nowhere,kinda like a dark ghost or something.then white flashy lines shoot before my eyes.
im tired of this shit.

electriceyes29 wrote:
i see bright light spots as well.i dont even notice a fly fling around me as the flashes and the so called floaters
disturb the hell out of me.i see alot of visual disturbances.i must be at the peak or at the worst stage of this crap.
i see shadows out of nowhere,kinda like a dark ghost or something.then white flashy lines shoot before my eyes.
im tired of this shit.

do you take magnesium?

~The Skeletal Philosopher~
I question everything.
i will question this snow, i will ask it what it wants,
i will ask it why it's here, and ill ask it when it plans to leave.
so far it has declined to answer. when it does....
i may make a mess on myself.

electriceyes29 wrote:
i see bright light spots as well.i dont even notice a fly fling around me as the flashes and the so called floaters
disturb the hell out of me.i see alot of visual disturbances.i must be at the peak or at the worst stage of this crap.
i see shadows out of nowhere,kinda like a dark ghost or something.then white flashy lines shoot before my eyes.
im tired of this shit.

I get all of those too. I guess after the years, I have habituated enough that its just another part of my day. It annoyed the hell out of me for a long while
though. I don't notice the floaters so much unless I look for them, or I'm outside. Of course, its hard to not notice crazy shadows and flashing stuff.
I don't think there's any way to actually ignore that stuff, or strong VS for that matter. That's where a "yeah, whatever" attitude helps
after some time.

I had the "bright spot in vision" problem. I started noticing this after suffering from cold for a few days.

Symptom - A persistent ring in the centre of right eye. When I close my eyes, the ring appears like an after image of a light bulb. It is especially noticable when I walk from a well lit room into a dark one.In well-lit environment, it appears like a grey, semi-transparent ring. I am able to see through it, but my eye focusses on the ring all the time, making it difficult to read, work on computer, or discern a distant object.The ring was pronounced when I look at a lcd screen.

Cause:In my case, the cause was identified to be Central Serous Retinopathy. You can google for CSR and get a detailed description.CSR is accumulation of fluid just below the macula, the centre of your vision. Detection requires ultra-sound test of the eyeball. The fluid may be the germ fighting material the body produced, for instance, to fight cold, as in my case.

Cure:According to the doc I visited, it cures by itself, in most cases. Doc said it will take 3-4 months to go away. But in my case, it went away 2-3 weeks after it first appeared. It has diminished to a small spot, which will probably take a while to go away. However, it is at one side of the vision in my right eye, so it does not bother like the earlier blob used to. Doc prescribed an eye drop to help the healing.

Hope this helps.Disclaimer I am sharing this information so that it helps others suffering from similar problems. I am not a doctor. So please do not assume the symptoms you observe will be caused by the same problem that I am having. Please see an eye doctor for treatment and diagnosis.www.rohitn.com

I have this as well...Just today another big shadowy blob in my left eye, quite large, more pronounced when I blink hard. It flashes at times, especially when looking at a white wall, computer screen or venetian blind.

rohitnwizard - Can't the eye doctor see this during a dilated exam without ultrasound? I suspected csr for me in the past, but after researching the hell out of it it seemed like an eye doctor could see it. How can they miss certain things? Why are they around if they can miss this stuff?